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Punishment Park (1971)

R  88 min  -  Drama | Thriller | War   -  1980 (West Germany)
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"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Watkins

Writer:

Peter Watkins
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Boland Patrick Boland ...
First Tribunal Defendant
Kent Foreman Kent Foreman ...
Defendant in the tribunal
Carmen Argenziano ...
Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant
Luke Johnson Luke Johnson ...
Defendant in the tribunal
Katherine Quittner Katherine Quittner ...
Nancy Smith
Scott Turner ...
James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant
Stan Armsted Stan Armsted ...
Charles Robbins
Mary Ellen Kleinhall Mary Ellen Kleinhall ...
Allison Mitchner
Mark Keats Mark Keats ...
William C. Hoeger, Tribunal Chairman
Gladys Golden Gladys Golden ...
Mary Jurgens, Tribunal Member
Sanford Golden Sanford Golden ...
Sen. Harris
George Gregory George Gregory ...
Mr. Keagan
Norman Sinclair Norman Sinclair ...
Alfred J. Sully - Tribunal Member
Sigmund Rich Sigmund Rich ...
Prof. Hazlett
Paul Rosenstein Paul Rosenstein ...
Paul Reynolds - Tribunal Member
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Storyline

"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels' progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination. At that point, having obtained their goal, they will be released. The film crew's coverage is meant to insure that the military's intentions are honorable. As the representatives of the 60's counter-culture get nearer to passing this arbitrary test, the soldiers become increasingly hostile, attempting to force the hippies out of their pacifist behavior. A lot of this film appears improvised and in several scenes real tempers seem to flare as some of the "acting" got overaggressive. This is a interesting exercise in situational ethics... Written by Dick Rockwell <dr1orok@atlas.moa.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Military | Anti Establishment | Capture | Pacifist | Punishment  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Büntetö park See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chartwell, Francoise See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Whole movie was filmed using Eclair 16 mm camera. Theather cut and the version for released DVD is been blown up to 35 mm film. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In her tribunal closing statement, Alison Mitchner makes reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, and uses the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This phrase is in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. See more »

Quotes

Desert Pacifist: At another time, the honorable thing or the right thing to do might be to be a policeman or to be President. Right now, I think the honorable thing to do is to be a criminal.
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits at all. The title doesn't appear until halfway through the closing credits. See more »